Latin

līnum

‘flax’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin līnum.

25 English words in this record descend from Latin līnum, most familiar first.

• del ← dēlīneō ← līneō ← līnea ← līneus
• linear ← līneāris ← līnea ← līneus
• alignment ← alignement ← aligner ← aligner ← alignier
• align ← alynen ← aligner ← alignier ← lineare
• lineage ← linage ← linage ← linea ← līneus
• lint ← lynet ← linette ← lin ← linteum
• leno ← linon ← lin
• delineate ← dēlīneātus ← dēlīneo ← līneō ← līnea
• lineal ← līneālis ← līnea ← līneus
• ligne ← līnea ← līneus
• linea ← līneus
• lineament ← lineamentum ← linea ← līneus

More words from līnum

• linaria
• lineation
• linin
• allineate
• linha
• lineate
• lignel
• lineolate
• lingel
• linament
• lineoid
• ortholinear
• paralinear

Etymograph / Latin līnum